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Invasion: UFO (1980)
Directed by Gerry Anderson
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The Earth is threatened by an alien race who kidnap and kill humans and even animals and and use them for their body parts. In the year 1980 S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organization), a highly secret military organization, is set up in the hope of defending the Earth from this alien threat. This organization operates from a secret location beneath the Harlington-Straker film studio in London. S.H.A.D.O. also has a base on the moon with Interceptors as well as an early warning satellite that detects inbound UFOs (called S.I.D.), and operate a fleet of submarines. General James Henderson and commander Ed Straker have a team of highly trained and well equipped females and males to battle the regularly incoming hostile UFOs.
Length 97 minutes
Actors
Ed Bishop | Michael Billington | Wanda Ventham | Vladek Sheybal | David Warbeck
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/31/2020 | TV | Broadcast | Other | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
This is a neat flick about a space force called SHADO that’s sole purpose is to fight threatening UFO / alien invasions. This is by Gerry Anderson of Thunderbirds fame so all the miniatures are excellent (and really the main draw for me).
The story is basic: UFOs (U-Foes, as they are called here) have infiltrated the atmosphere and SHADO is hunting them. Turns out the aliens are hiding in a volcano so the SHADO team goes out to destroy their base. Besides the cool ships and vehicles and whatnot, the SHADO operatives all have colorful / bizarre uniforms coordinated on their location. For example, at the moon base it’s all women in shiny catsuits and purple hair. In the Skydiver submarine, they sport this odd netted uniform.
All in all this is very fun movie and would be a fun one to own.
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